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| − | In [[probability theory]], a ''cumulative distribution function'' ''F(x)'' of a [[probability density function]] say ''f(x)'' is a real valued and continuous function whose value is the proportion of probability values of a variable which occur on the part real line up and including the value of that variable; i.e., | + | In [[probability theory]], a ''cumulative distribution function'' ''F(x)'' of a [[probability density function]] say ''f(x)'' is a real valued and continuous function whose value is the proportion of probability values of a variable which occur on the part of the real line up and including the value of that variable; i.e., |
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| − | (2) <math> F(\infty) = 1 </math>, i.e., finitely convergent (to unity by convention). | + | (2) <math> \lim_{x \to \infty}F(x) = 1 </math>, i.e., finitely convergent (to unity by convention). |
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| − | If the [[domain]] of the variable is [[finite]], then the argument in equation (2) above should be the upper bounds. | + | If the [[domain]] of the variable is [[finite]], then the upper limit equation (2) above should be the upper bound. |
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